We are a strong and dedicated team of creative reuse professionals who love diverting usable waste from the waste stream and making creative materials accessible to teachers, parents, kids, hobbyists, crafters, artisans, creative entrepreneurs and, well, everyone.
Hometown: Born in Philadelphia, Portland is home
Been at SCRAP since: Started April 2020
SCRAP expertise: Using in house resources to make SCRAP more user friendly for guests and employees
Favorite store items: The diversity of items in the store allow for a range of creative problem solving. My interests are dynamic.
What I'm up to off the clock: Anything outdoors; kayaking, hiking, biking, camping. I also very much enjoy exploring the world through travel.
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Been at SCRAP since: May 2020
SCRAP expertise: Meeting & Greeting, Metals and Plastics
Favorite store items: Leather and Sewing Notions
What I'm up to off the clock: Music (drums/dj), gardening, metalsmithing and jewelry design
Hometown: Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean
Been at SCRAP since: December, 2016
SCRAP Expertise: Convincing people to donate bags, appearing in photos
Favorite store items: Sequins, roses, the Davey Jones’ Locker bin
Favorite creative reuse project: skull decorating, treasure map making
What she’s up to off the clock: Singing shanties, swabbing the deck, walking the plank, haunting taverns and reuse centers, not being for sale
Hometown: Portland, Oregon (by way of Bossier City, Louisiana)
Been at SCRAP since: October 2020
SCRAP expertise: Metals (jewelry making, sculpture), fibers (knitting/crocheting, felting, sewing, etc.), woodworking, decorating, general craftiness. I’m a
Jane of many trades!
Favorite store items: Whatever’s in my hand at the moment; I love it all so much!
What I'm up to off the clock: Hiking, disc golfing, reading, writing, working late into the night in my metalsmithing studio, walking in the rain, always trying to
learn something new.
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Been at SCRAP since: February 2019
SCRAP expertise: Finding things among the chaos, memorizing prices, fawning over cute fabrics, and talking all day.
Favorite store items: Nice jars, vintage stuff, weird things, buttons, trim and sparkly stuff.
What I'm up to off the clock: Watchin t.v, loving my pets, sewing, cooking, sleeping and trying to figure out what to do with all the stuff i
brought home.
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We count on your generosity as an individual, foundation, corporate sponsor, or partner.
You feel the creative, environmental, and educational love from SCRAP. You return the love by adding to our resources so we can share with others. It becomes a circle of love that keeps giving – to you, to us, and to the entire community.